Northwest Turkey Crop Promises Record 1929 Yield
Oregon and Washington report a large 1929 turkey crop with early quality higher than normal. Central Oregon and Umpqua Willamette valleys show 10 to 18 percent gains. Northern Washington up to 25 percent in spots. Idaho 5 to 15 percent above last year. California up to 15 percent in parts. Across the Midwest and plains, most regions meet or exceed last year’s volume with few declines.
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Portland
Northwests
Hyman H. Cohen
Oregon ‘Journal
Northwest
Central
Oregon
Umpqua
Willamette
Texas
Oklahoma
Ohio Valley
Mississippi River Valley
Rocky Mount Dakotas
iMinnesota
Nebraska
American Embassy Balks at Errands in Rio
A fragmentary notice describes American diplomatic staff in Rio de Janeiro facing limits on errands and audience access. It notes young American students and staff arriving and the tendency for brief visits by countrymen to involve formal duties and scheduling with presidents, though details are unclear.
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Rio
Janeiro
Debant Cola
Des Moines City Railway Elects New Executive Chairman
Heads Rail Mississippi Des Moines City railway names a new chairman of the executive committee for the operators' section of the Town Electric Railway association. He succeeds Maurice A. Welsh of Waterloo, who held the post five years.
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Des Moines City Railway
Town Electric Railway Association
Maurice A. Welsh
Waterloo
Georgia Baby with 5 Living Ancestors
Macon Georgia reports a baby girl born to 15 year old mother Wallace Edwards with a 21 year old father. the family includes a 14 year old mother, 20 year old grandmother, 47 year old great grandmother, and a 70 to 80 year old great great grandmother. the lineage extends to great great grandfather william simmons of Sanford florida and great grandmother winnie ricks of vidal georgia.
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Macon
Wallace Edwards
R. N.euthon
Euthon
Carleen
Edwards
A. Bo Caldwell
Ospry
Fla
Simmons
Eython
Columbia
S.C
Winnie
Ricks
Vidatle
Uthon
Student Exchange Urged Between Brazil and United States
Rio Janeiro calls for expanding ties via student exchanges sending Brazilian youths to U.S. and inviting American professors fluent in Portuguese to lecture in Brazilian universities. The piece notes European educators influence and Brazilians' multilingual abilities aiding cross cultural learning.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
United States
Hoover
United “States
Nenada
Atin- Euroope
Sama
Europe
Brigitte Helm Quits Vamps Demand. Film Contract Fight
Berlin reports Brigitte Helm, famed German film star, fights a contract tied to her vamp role. She says the artistic reputation and health are at stake while arbitration upholds the contract and labor courts reject her appeal.
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Berlin
Brigitte
Vali
Arbitration Court
Orchid culture grows from England to United States
The article notes 19th century orchid breeding expanding from England to the United States. Thomas Young Nurseries at Bound Brook occupy 50 acres, with 35 acres under greenhouses housing 135000 flowering specimens. Some unusually rare plants are valued from 100 to 700 dollars each.
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Reid
Thomas ¢ Young
Ian
Reyburns Weamnpen
England
United’ States
Thomas Young
Bound Brook
Selected Industries and Reyburn Company Face Investment Policy Shift
A description notes a six month old policy of concentration adopted by Charles D. Barn leading investment trusts and holding companies including Selected Industries and Reyburn Company. Ownership among Young division members is discussed as part of market strategy for orchid bulbs and other products.
Invention Aims to Reclaim Heat in Motors
Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania based Simon Yeager claims a steam turbine system recovers heat from gasoline engine exhaust. An atomized warm water spray in the exhaust creates steam that is superheated on a copper surface before driving a turbine. The generator size matches a standard muffler.
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Wilkinsburg
Simon Yeager
Yeager
Xeager
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